METUCHEN - Four children were treated to a ride to school on a firetruck Thursday morning after the Metuchen Fire Department responded to a working car fire on Middlesex Avenue near Grove Avenue, according to a Metuchen Fire Department Facebook post.

The vehicle was fully involved when firefighters arrived. The fuel tank was ruptured and a stream of burning gasoline was running down the street. The crew used various tools to force open the hood and trunk, the Facebook post said.

Middlesex County HazMat responded to evaluate the potential impact of gasoline getting into the storm sewers. Very little fuel reached the catch basin, the post said.

The incident caused significant traffic disruptions in the area, including stranding four students because their bus couldn’t get to them. The kids stayed warm in Rescue 3 while firefighters fought the fire.

Engine 1 was then used to give them a ride to school once firefighters were packing up, the post said.